Arthur Wellington Sweeney (20 May 1909 – 27 December 1940) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 20 May 1909 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 1940 (aged 31) Takoradi, Gold Coast, West Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100/220 yards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Milocarian AC / Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBorn in Dublin, Ireland, Sweeney represented England at the 1934 Empire Games, where he won the gold medal in the 100 yards contest and in the 220 yards event. He was also a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards competition.[1]
In 1936, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metres event and in the first round of the 200 metres competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
Sweeney won two 100 yards titles (1935, 1939) and two 220 yards titles (1936, 1937) at the prestigious AAA Championships.[3]
Sweeney was killed in a flying accident in Takoradi, Gold Coast, while serving as a wing commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War in 1940 aged 31. He was buried at the Takoradi European Public Cemetery.[4]
References
edit- ^ "1934 athletes". Team England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Arthur Wellington Sweeney". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Sweeney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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